§ Lord Rixasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether National Health Service funding will be increased to enable trusts to meet the independent mobility costs currently met by the mobility component.
§ Baroness Cumberlege:Total Government spending on the National Health Service, including the money available for hospital and community health services, will again increase in real terms next year. It will be for health authorities locally to determine to what priorities this new money will be directed.